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While in the process of re-arranging things here at headquarters, one part of my main computer has decided to play up. I'm still trying to get the time and knowledge to find out which bit - hopefully not the motherboard!

So, for the last few days I've been working off my phone and ancient laptop but I am seeing this...
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Q1 Is anyone else getting this?
Q2 If so for how long?
Q3 Using one browser or just a particular browser?

Main question is does anyone know how to fix it. I...

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Finally my brain is not only working again, I have also had some time to actually use it :)

Just installed some server updates, one of which was Certbot. It asked me to make a choice between two things that I had no understanding of. Tossing a coin solved that problem :) . The biabrewer.info address still threw the problem up, however the -d trick, Kevk mentioned, fixed that :salute:.
I believe I have the certificates set to auto-renew but, if things start playing up again on 17 Oct 12:25...

BIABacus PR1.3T and perhaps some other prior versions were incorrectly calculating the WYWU (What you will use) amount in Section F. This version fixes it.

I do have quite a new version of The BIABacus however I think I'll need a mathematician to make a few changes that I really want to see. Until then, I trust PR1.3U will keep you going .

All the best,
Pat

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quote: frustrated with how little the various brewing software I've tried matches the reality of my brewday.

I’ve used the BIABacus for as long as I have brewed All Grain (>60 five gallon batches) and it usually matches my brewday experience. I am always pleased when Specific Gravity readings are spot on, even the extra digit after the /. The BIABacus has built into it by design that you should get a bit higher OG than targeted, but I customize my inputs and get a match based on experience....

I'm not sure if brewing photography is a common skill, but I need lots and lots of pics for the new site on anything and everything relating to brewing. For example, I need photos, pics, graphics, or illustrations:

- to act as the background image for various landing pages.

- to act as the background image for smaller sidebars. [such as are used on the right of the above example or the graphics used here .]

- lots of pics of the...

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Thanks Pat, trying to do my part...

By the way, the image of using a sheet of OSB as a brew kettle wind break may not be a good example. With the weather we had that day, raining sideways , it was something that had to be done...to brew on the back porch. If someone wasn't paying attention and had the sheet too close to the flame, it could use the sheet of OSB as a bridge to get into the roof of a house... Don't want someone to burn their house down. :nup:

Pat has just done a podcast with James Spencer on Proper Terminology or what we call 'Clear Brewing Terminology (CBT)'.

Please note the Clear Brewing Terminology thread here .

Also pay particular attention to post #10 of that thread.

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I thought the podcast was useful. Being a new brewer I think the language definitely would help brewers communicate. Defining terms is always the first thing one needs to do. Learning all of the new terminology and nuances is nearly impossible since like you said everyone does something different. I need to go back and listen to the show. I think this was the first BBR that I listened to and I've still tuned back in. I do hope that James will have you on in the future and some more discussion...

Brew in a Bag pioneer Pat Hollingdale talks about the legacy of the technique and the myths surrounding it. :thumbs:

Basic Brewing Radio
Streaming MP3 of the Podcast

Great Job PP :shoot:

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Well, in my picture of reality, Pat... The podcast was good/great. It was an intro to a lot of folks who are devotees to Basic Brewing. I listen to or watch every one. So, to be sure.. exposure was excellent. HOWEVER, the massive beauty of that introduction is the patience you have had, not only in creating such a great piece of work with BIABacus.. but the time you have spent with the folks who are intending to get into this form of brewing.

Over the new year period, we will be working as hard as we can on a site re-structure and the release of the BIABacus. Unfortunately, these things are quite complicated and time-consuming. Many hours are spent for the smallest improvement. We would like to give members here the opportunity to start learning and using the BIABacus so we have done a pre-release in this thread .

Some preliminary help threads are written below and will be added to. Please read the ones marked, Important, first....

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Section C - Source Recipe Information

In light of the above, we will only address a few important issues here.

Recipe Integrity

The overwhelming majority of recipes published on the internet are of low integrity. By low integrity, we mean that not enough information is given to copy or scale the recipe accurately. Here is an example of a recipe that entirely lacks integrity... Atrocious1.JPG Immediately we can see that the 22 L is undefined. This could mean anything from VIP through to...

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